Masonic lodge meetings and questionable activities

I saw this first in the language of vampyr thread and was immensely shocked, I wanted to post it as a new thread rather than take the conversation off
on a tangent, is this really what goes on in masonic lodge?

I'm having trouble pasting the link to make it appear (perhaps someone could embed it for me):

It could be a bachelor party a mans 60 birthday or any number of other events. Masonic Halls are often rented out for Party's.This is not A Masonic
meeting!
But it does look like A Masonic lodge or hall. Hope this helps.

Your obliviously not A Mason and your ignorance of the subject shows. Why post about something you have no knowledge of? All masonic opening and
closing are all the same except for maybe a few words. This is true of all masonic lodges. I have been to quite a few meeting At different lodges in
my state and in others. Its the Same everywhere I can assure you.

Here is the Website for my lodge you can get alot of info from our page and ask questions

That's actually only partially correct - it depends which Degree the Lodge is opened in. Entered Apprentices are present when the Lodge is opened in
the first degree - it's only in the third Degree that only Master Masons are present.

I don't see anything wrong with the video. It's certainly not a Lodge room. It could be a Masonic hall which has been rented out. For all you know, it
might be a cabaret show for a Masonic charity - there's no proof that it's even a stripper. But it isn't a formal Masonic meeting, or regalia would be
worn, and it would be in a Lodge room.

Originally posted by Saurus
That's actually only partially correct - it depends which Degree the Lodge is opened in. Entered Apprentices are present when the Lodge is opened in
the first degree - it's only in the third Degree that only Master Masons are present.

That's actually only partially correct - it depends which Degree the Lodge is opened in. Entered Apprentices are present when the Lodge is opened in
the first degree - it's only in the third Degree that only Master Masons are present.

Any openings that I have attended that were not third degree were for initiation. What other reason is there to open in other than the third
degree?
The brotherhood is dying and there are fewer men being made masons today.

Originally posted by Saurus
That's actually only partially correct - it depends which Degree the Lodge is opened in. Entered Apprentices are present when the Lodge is opened in
the first degree - it's only in the third Degree that only Master Masons are present.

I don't see anything wrong with the video. It's certainly not a Lodge room. It could be a Masonic hall which has been rented out. For all you know,
it might be a cabaret show for a Masonic charity - there's no proof that it's even a stripper. But it isn't a formal Masonic meeting, or regalia
would be worn, and it would be in a Lodge room.

edit on 26/8/2013 by Saurus because: (no reason given)

This is what I meant earlier before everyone started jumping to assumptions on my knowledge in freemasonry.

We open and do all the business in the first, and only open in two and three if we are doing a working. In my jurisdiction, EAs and FCs also are
allowed to vote, and so are always present for the business.

We open and do all the business in the first, and only open in two and three if we are doing a working. In my jurisdiction, EAs and FCs also are
allowed to vote, and so are always present for the business.

If that was a stripper I would ask for my money back...if anything it was a lady dancing...apparently some of us have a different idea of what a
stripper does...and they are dues paying members, who cares what they do in their lodge...

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